3.5 stars.Read the original edition from the 1950s. I'd love to see the new art in the one by the Dillons.I could probably only really describe this book's story as "quaint" and "cute," but boy is the writing top-notch. It really elevated the story from "twee fairytale defying all logic" to "enjoyab...
This is the first non kids (Dr. Seuss, golden) book I ever read (I was apx 5). I barely remember it and should probably read it again.
This is the first non kids (Dr. Seuss, golden) book I ever read (I was apx 5). I barely remember it and should probably read it again.
This is the first non kids (Dr. Seuss, golden) book I ever read (I was apx 5). I barely remember it and should probably read it again.
From November of 2011:I just spent about six hours with The Yearling and I could happily turn to page one and spend another six hours. Jody is a young boy, a yearling himself, if you will, who lives with his mother and father in the wilds of Florida in the early 1900’s. His mother and father are a l...